JP2022067139A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus capable of reducing a burden of generating payment data and erroneous input.

SOLUTION: According to one aspect of the present invention, an information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, an analysis unit, and a first generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires payment-related document data. The analysis unit analyzes the payment-related document data. The first generation unit associates a creditor with a debtor and generates payment data based on the analysis result by the analysis unit.

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COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a program.

There is a technique to create payment data based on invoice data. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a device that performs predetermined processing for payment based on payment guidance data representing a payment schedule by a debtor and after approval by a creditor.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-49426

Nowadays, it is common for creditors to send an invoice with an invoice to the debtor, and the debtor who receives the invoice checks the invoice attached to the invoice and pays manually. It is common to create data.

In this case, the debtor has to manually create the payment data, which is a heavy burden. In addition, since payment data is created manually, input omissions may occur or erroneous input may occur.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus capable of reducing the burden of generating payment data and erroneous input.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, an analysis unit, and a first generation unit, and the acquisition unit acquires payment-related document data and analyzes the data. The unit analyzes the payment-related document data, and the first generation unit associates the obligee with the obligor and generates payment data based on the result of the analysis by the analysis unit. Provided.

According to one of the present inventions, it is possible to reduce the burden of generating payment data and provide a technique capable of reducing mistakes, which is an advantageous effect.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of the information processing system 10 of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 100. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the user terminal 110. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100. FIG. 5 is an activity diagram showing an example of information processing by the information processing apparatus 100. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of payment data. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of the information processing system 20 of the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 of the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is an activity diagram showing an example of information processing by the information processing apparatus 100 of the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of the information processing system 30. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 of the fourth embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The various features shown in the embodiments shown below can be combined with each other.

As used herein, the term "part" may include, for example, a combination of hardware resources implemented by circuits in a broad sense and information processing of software specifically realized by these hardware resources. Further, various information is handled in this embodiment, and these information are represented by high and low signal values as a bit set of binary numbers composed of 0 or 1, and communication / operation is executed on a circuit in a broad sense. Can be done.

Further, a circuit in a broad sense is a circuit realized by at least appropriately combining a circuit, a circuit, a processor, a memory, and the like. That is, an integrated circuit for a specific application (Application Specific Integrated Circuit: ASIC), a programmable logic device (for example, a simple programmable logic device (Simple Programmable Logic Device: SPLD), a composite programmable logic device (Complex Programg)). It includes a programmable gate array (Field Programmable Gate Array: FPGA) and the like.

<Embodiment 1>
1. 1. System Configuration FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of the information processing system 10 of the first embodiment. The information processing system 10 has an information processing device 100, a user terminal 110 on the creditor side (hereinafter, simply referred to as a user terminal 110), and a user terminal 120 on the debtor side (hereinafter, simply referred to as a user terminal 120) as a system configuration. And, including. The information processing apparatus 100, the user terminal 110, and the user terminal 120 are connected to each other so as to be communicable with each other via the network 130. The information processing apparatus 100 is composed of, for example, a computer such as a server.

2. 2. Hardware Configuration (1) Hardware Configuration of Information Processing Device 100 FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the information processing device 100. The information processing apparatus 100 includes a control unit 201, a storage unit 202, and a communication unit 203 as a hardware configuration. The control unit 201 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like, and controls the entire information processing apparatus 100. The storage unit 202 is an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., and is a program, data used when the control unit 201 executes processing based on the program, and the like. Remember. By executing the process based on the program stored in the storage unit 202, the control unit 201 has the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 of FIG. 4 or FIG. 8 described later and FIG. 5 or FIG. 9 described later. Processing of activity diagram is realized. The communication unit 203 is a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like, connects the information processing device 100 to the network 130, and controls communication with the user terminal 110 and the user terminal 120.

(2) Hardware Configuration of User Terminal 110 FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the user terminal 110. The user terminal 110 includes a control unit 301, a storage unit 302, an input unit 303, a display unit 304, and a communication unit 305 as a hardware configuration. The control unit 301 is a CPU or the like and controls the entire user terminal 110. The storage unit 302 is an HDD, ROM, RAM, etc., and stores a program, data used when the control unit 301 executes processing based on the program, and the like. The function of the user terminal 110 is realized by the control unit 301 executing the process based on the program stored in the storage unit 302. The input unit 303 is a mouse, a keyboard, or the like, and inputs a user operation to the control unit 301. The display unit 304 is a display or the like, and displays the processing result or the like of the control unit 201. The communication unit 305 is a NIC or the like, connects the user terminal 110 to the network 130, and controls communication with the information processing device 100 and the user terminal 120.
The hardware configuration of the user terminal 120 is the same as the hardware configuration of the user terminal 110. The function of the user terminal 120 is realized by the control unit of the user terminal 120 executing the process based on the program stored in the storage unit of the user terminal 120.

3. 3. Functional configuration FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100. The information processing apparatus 100 includes an acquisition unit 401, an analysis unit 402, a generation unit 403, and a transmission unit 404 as functional configurations. The generation unit 403 is an example of the first generation unit.

(Acquisition unit 401)
The acquisition unit 401 acquires payment-related document data. In the present embodiment, the payment-related document data is data related to payment, and is, for example, data representing a quotation, a purchase order, a purchase order, an invoice, a receipt (receipt), an invoice, a payment, and a receipt. be. For example, the acquisition unit 401 acquires payment-related document data from an e-mail. E-mail is an e-mail sent from a creditor to a debtor.

Here, the method for acquiring the user's payment-related document data from the user's e-mail is not particularly limited. For example, the acquisition unit 401 accesses the e-mail mail server used by the user via the communication unit 203. And you may get the e-mail sent to the user's e-mail address. Here, the mail server may store the e-mail sent to the user's e-mail, or may manage the e-mail stored in another server. More specifically, with the information processing apparatus 100 gaining the access right to the e-mail from the user, the acquisition unit 401 directly accesses the mail server and acquires the e-mail stored in the mail server. The function of setting such an access right is provided in, for example, Gmail (registered trademark) provided by Google Inc. and Yahoo Mail provided by Yahoo! Inc. Here, when the e-mail service used by the user is Gmail, the mail server is a server for Gmail provided by Google. When the e-mail service used by the user is Yahoo Mail, the mail server is a server for Yahoo Mail provided by Yahoo.

Further, the acquisition unit 401 may acquire the e-mail sent to the user's e-mail address and transferred to another e-mail address managed by the information processing apparatus 100 via the communication unit 203. good. Here, the e-mail is sent to, for example, the e-mail address of the user, and the e-mail stored in the mail server is forwarded from the mail server to another e-mail address managed by the information processing apparatus 100. It is a thing. Further, depending on the settings of the mail server, such an e-mail is sent to the e-mail address of the user, and the e-mail stored in the user terminal 110 is another e-mail managed by the information processing apparatus 100 from the user terminal 110. It may be forwarded to the address as the destination.

Such forwarding of e-mail is realized by setting an e-mail address managed by the information processing apparatus 100 in advance as a forwarding destination of the e-mail when the e-mail is sent to the e-mail address of the user. Here, such forwarding can be arbitrarily determined by the user whether to forward all e-mails or only certain types of e-mails. For example, only the e-mail address for purchasing communication from a specific company can be forwarded to the information processing apparatus 100.

Then, the payment-related document data of the user is acquired by analyzing the e-mail acquired by the acquisition unit 401. More specifically, payment-related document data is acquired by analyzing the title, body, attached file, metadata, etc. of the e-mail.

(Analysis unit 402)
The analysis unit 402 analyzes the payment-related document data. When the payment-related document data is invoice data, the analysis unit 402 determines the payment date included in the invoice data, the breakdown of goods or services to be paid for, the number, amount, and identification information of the payee (company name, etc.). , Information such as payee's bank account information and payment deadline is analyzed. In addition, it is preferable to analyze the contents of the journals to be input to the company's accounting system from the breakdown of the goods or services included in the invoice data as consideration for payment. In addition, the analysis unit 402 analyzes the creditor and the debtor regarding the invoice data by analyzing the sender, address, text, and the like of the e-mail.

(Generation unit 403)
The generation unit 403 associates the creditor with the debtor and generates payment data based on the result of the analysis by the analysis unit 402. The payment data is payment data related to an invoice or the like, and is data that summarizes the data of a plurality of payments when there are a plurality of payments. In this embodiment, the payment data is payment data used by the obligor. Then, by storing in advance the information regarding the format of the payment data normally used by the debtor in the information processing apparatus 100, the payment data in a format that can be used by the debtor is generated. For example, by recording information on these payments in a spreadsheet and uploading them to Internet banking or the like, it becomes possible to make a plurality of payments at once. An example of payment data is shown in FIG. 6, which will be described later. In the present embodiment, the generation unit 403 uses various information analyzed by the analysis unit 402 to associate the creditor with the debtor and generate payment data that can be used for the transfer process. That is, by associating the creditor and the debtor by the cooperation of the analysis unit 402 and the generation unit 403, the generation of payment data, which was conventionally performed manually (eg, the accounting staff on the debtor side), is automatically performed. It is what you generate.

Further, when the payment-related document data is invoice data, the generation unit 403 may generate the journal data based on the analysis result of the journal content by the analysis unit 402. By inputting such journal data into an arbitrary accounting system, the journal content is automatically input to the accounting system after receiving the invoice data.

Here, when the generation unit 403 cannot acquire the invoice data as payment-related document data, for example, when the invoice is mailed from the creditor to the debtor in the original paper, the data other than the invoice data is used. Payment data may be generated based on this. For example, if the delivery note data can be acquired as the payment-related document data, the payment data may be generated based on various information included in the delivery note data. At this time, among a plurality of transactions included in the payment data, the payment data generated based on other than the invoice data may be displayed in a recognizable manner (eg, highlight, text color change, symbol display). ..

(Transmission unit 404)
The transmission unit 404 transmits the payment data generated by the generation unit 403 to the debtor (user terminal 120). This eliminates the need for the debtor to manually generate payment data. Here, the method of transmitting payment data is not particularly limited, and the payment data may be attached to an e-mail or uploaded to cloud storage. Further, the transmission timing of the payment data is arbitrary. For example, the payment data may be transmitted every time the acquisition unit 401 acquires the payment-related document data, and the payment data generated based on the plurality of payment-related document data at the end of the month may be transmitted. They may be transmitted together or combined.

By having the information processing apparatus 100 include the acquisition unit 401, the analysis unit 402, and the generation unit 403, it is possible to provide a technique for reducing the burden on the generation of payment data and preventing mistakes.

4. Information processing FIG. 5 is an activity diagram showing an example of information processing by the information processing apparatus 100. In the example of FIG. 5, a case where payment-related document data is attached to an e-mail and the e-mail is forwarded by a creditor (user terminal 110) will be described.
In the A500, the acquisition unit 401 waits for the e-mail to be transferred from the user terminal 110.
In A501, the acquisition unit 401 determines whether or not the e-mail transferred from the user terminal 110 is the target e-mail. If the e-mail transferred from the user terminal 110 is the target e-mail, the acquisition unit 401 advances the processing to the A502, and if it is not the target e-mail, the acquisition unit 401 repeats the processing of the A500. For example, in the case of an e-mail address to which an e-mail destination is set, the acquisition unit 401 may determine that the e-mail is the target e-mail, or in the case of an e-mail address to which the e-mail sender is set. , May be determined to be the target e-mail.

In A502, the acquisition unit 401 acquires payment-related document data from the e-mail.
In A503, the analysis unit 402 analyzes the payment-related document data acquired in A502. For example, the analysis unit 402 analyzes the layout of payment-related document data, cuts out a row or column, extracts characters from the cut out row or column, performs character recognition, and performs payment due date, an article or service to be paid for payment. The breakdown, quantity, amount of money, identification information of payee (company name, etc.), bank account information of payee, payment deadline, etc. are analyzed. The analysis method is not limited to this, and from the invoice data, the payment date, the breakdown of goods or services that are the consideration for payment, the number, the amount, the identification information of the payee (company name, etc.), the payee's Any analysis method may be used as long as information such as bank account information and payment deadline can be obtained. The payee's identification information is the creditor's identification information. Further, the analysis unit 402 may analyze the payment-related document data to acquire the payment source identification information (company name, etc.), analyze the text of the e-mail, etc., and analyze the payment source identification information (company name, etc.). May be obtained. The identification information of the payer is the identification information of the obligor.

In A504, the generation unit 403 associates the creditor with the obligor and generates payment data based on the result of the analysis in A503. More specifically, the generation unit 403 associates the identification information of the payee with the identification information of the payer based on the result of the analysis in A503. Then, the generation unit 403 generates payment data based on the result of the analysis in A503. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of payment data. The payment data includes an ID, a payee, a payee's account, an amount, and a due date. The ID is identification information that identifies individual payment data. The payee is the company name of the payee. The account is the bank account information of the payee. The due date is the due date of payment.

In A505, the transmission unit 404 transmits the payment data generated by A504 to the e-mail address to which the e-mail is sent.

5. Effect of the first embodiment According to the first embodiment, the action of the creditor can be a trigger to associate the creditor with the debtor and generate payment data. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden on the debtor side regarding the generation of payment data and provide a technique for preventing mistakes. In addition, the creditor and the debtor may exchange in accordance with the conventional business practice, do not need to change the workflow, and do not need to make a new agreement when introducing the system or the like.

(Modification 1)
Modification 1 will be described. If the subject of the e-mail contains a preset character string, the acquisition unit 401 of the modification 1 determines that the e-mail is an e-mail to which payment-related document data is attached. Then, the acquisition unit 401 acquires the invoice data from the e-mail. As another example, if the body of the e-mail contains a preset character string, the acquisition unit 401 determines that the e-mail is an e-mail with payment-related document data attached, and invoice data from the e-mail. May be obtained. Here, the preset character string is, for example, "invoice, payment, billing" or the like.

(Modification 2)
Modification 2 will be described. If the data name of the data attached to the e-mail includes a preset character string, the acquisition unit 401 of the modification 2 determines that the e-mail is the e-mail to which the payment-related document data is attached. Then, the acquisition unit 401 acquires payment-related document data from the e-mail. As another example, if the metadata of the data attached to the e-mail contains a preset character string, the acquisition unit 401 determines that the e-mail is the e-mail to which the payment-related document data is attached. Payment-related document data may be obtained from e-mail.

(Modification 3)
Modification 3 will be described. When the acquisition unit 401 of the modification 3 includes information indicating a storage location of payment-related document data in the body of the e-mail or the file attached to the e-mail (example: URL (Uniform Resource Identifier)). It is determined that the e-mail has payment-related document data attached. Then, the acquisition unit 401 acquires payment-related document data from the storage location indicated by such information.

(Modification example 4)
Modification 4 will be described. In the first embodiment, the acquisition unit 401 receives the e-mail forwarded by the creditor and processes it. That is, in the information processing system 10 of the first embodiment, the user terminal 110 transfers the transmitted e-mail to the information processing device 100. However, in the information processing system 10 of the modification 4, the user terminal 120 transfers the received e-mail to the information processing apparatus 100. The acquisition unit 401 of the modification 4 receives the e-mail forwarded by the obligor and processes it.

<Embodiment 2>
The second embodiment will be described. The second embodiment is an example in which the information processing apparatus 100 provides a cloud accounting service, and the creditor side and the debtor side log in to the cloud accounting service and perform processing. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of the information processing system 20. The information processing system 20 includes an information processing device 100, a user terminal 110, and a user terminal 120. The information processing apparatus 100, the user terminal 110, and the user terminal 120 are communicably connected to each other via a network (not shown). The information processing apparatus 100 provides a cloud accounting service 140. In the second embodiment, the creditor operates the user terminal 110, logs in to the cloud accounting service, and generates payment-related document data in the area for the creditor.

Here, in FIG. 7, the user terminal 120 is shown to be able to use the cloud accounting service 140. In this case, the user terminal 120 uses a user ID and password different from those of the user terminal 110 to the cloud accounting service 140. It is for logging in. Further, even when the user terminal 120 does not use the cloud accounting service 140, the system 20 according to the second embodiment is established.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 of the second embodiment. The information processing apparatus 100 of the second embodiment includes a document data generation unit 801, an acquisition unit 802, an analysis unit 803, a payment data generation unit 804, and a notification unit 805 as functional configurations. The document data generation unit 801 is an example of the second generation unit. The payment data generation unit 804 is an example of the first generation unit.

(Document data generation unit 801)
The document data generation unit 801 generates payment-related document data based on the operation by the creditor. For example, when the creditor operates the user terminal 110 and logs in to the cloud accounting service 140 to generate payment-related document data, the document data generation unit 801 uses the payment-related document data based on the operation information in the user terminal 110. Is generated and stored in the first area of the cloud accounting service. The first area is, for example, the area for creditors in cloud accounting services.

(Acquisition unit 802)
The acquisition unit 802 acquires the payment-related document data generated by the document data generation unit 801 from the first area. Here, when the payment-related document data is pdf format data, the acquisition unit 802 downloads the payment-related document data from the first area. Here, in the case of the present embodiment, it is created by logging in to the cloud accounting service 140 from the user terminal 110 and inputting payment-related document data as text on the cloud. Therefore, the information processing apparatus 100 that provides the cloud accounting service 140 can acquire the information input during the creation of the payment-related document data via the cloud accounting service 140 as text data. Here, in the present embodiment, the payment-related document data includes not only the downloadable data but also the text information included in the data and the input contents during the data creation.

(Analysis unit 803)
The analysis unit 803 analyzes the payment-related document data.

(Payment data generation unit 804)
The payment data generation unit 804 associates the creditor with the debtor and generates payment data based on the result of the analysis by the analysis unit 803. Specifically, when the invoice data is generated as payment-related document data by the function provided by the cloud accounting service 140, the user operates the user terminal 110 to input the contents of the invoice data. For example, the contents of the invoice data include the name and address of the claimant (that is, the user who is the creditor), the account information of the transfer destination, the name and address of the billing destination (that is, the debtor), and the payment deadline. And so on. Here, such information can be directly or indirectly acquired as text data by the acquisition unit 802 of the information processing apparatus 100 that provides the cloud accounting service 140. As a result, instead of the analysis by the analysis unit 803, the creditor and the debtor can be associated with each other and the payment data can be generated based on a predetermined rule. In this case, the first generation unit (payment data generation unit 804) associates the creditor with the debtor based on the payment-related document data acquired by the acquisition unit 802, and generates payment data.

The payment data generation unit 804 stores the generated payment data in the second area. The second area is, for example, the area for debtors in cloud accounting services. Here, the payment data is generated according to the payment data format normally used by the debtor. Specifically, when the payment-related document data generated on the cloud accounting service by the user terminal 110 is invoice data, the transfer destination (that is, the creditor) described in the invoice by the acquisition unit 802. You may get the account information of. Then, when the account corresponding to this account information is a specific bank account, the payment data generation unit 804 may generate payment data according to the payment data format determined by the bank. Further, when the user (debtor) of the user terminal 120 tells the format of the payment data that is normally used in advance, the payment data generation unit 804 may generate the payment data according to the format. good.

(Notification unit 805)
The notification unit 805 notifies the debtor that the payment data has been generated. For example, when the debtor operates the user terminal 120 and logs in to the cloud accounting service 140, the debtor is notified by displaying information indicating that payment data has been generated on the screen or the like when logging in. You may. Further, when the payment data is generated, the information processing apparatus 100 may push the user terminal 120 to notify the user terminal 120.

FIG. 9 is an activity diagram showing an example of information processing by the information processing apparatus 100 of the second embodiment.
In the A900, the document data generation unit 801 generates payment-related document data based on the operation by the creditor. The document data generation unit 801 stores the generated payment-related document data in the first area of the cloud accounting service.

In A901, the acquisition unit 802 acquires the payment-related document data generated by the document data generation unit 801 from the first area. For example, when it is detected that the payment-related document data is stored in the predetermined area, the acquisition unit 802 acquires the payment-related document data from the first area.

In A902, the analysis unit 803 analyzes the payment-related document data acquired in A901.
In A903, the payment data generation unit 804 associates the creditor with the debtor and generates payment data based on the result of the analysis of A902. The payment data generation unit 804 stores the generated payment data in the second area of the cloud accounting service. Here, as described above, when A902 is omitted, the payment data generation unit 804 associates the creditor with the debtor and generates payment data based on the payment-related data acquired by the acquisition unit 802. ..
In A904, the notification unit 805 notifies the debtor that the payment data has been generated and stored in the second area. At this time, the contact information of the user terminal 120 may be registered in advance in the information processing apparatus 100, and a URL accessible to the second area may be transmitted.

Also in the second embodiment, the action of the creditor can be a trigger to associate the creditor and the debtor and generate payment data. Therefore, it is possible to provide a technique for reducing the burden of generating payment data and preventing mistakes. In addition, the creditor and the debtor need only exchange in accordance with the conventional business customs, and do not need to make a new arrangement when introducing the system or the like.

<Embodiment 3>
The third embodiment is a case where the user terminal 110 and the user terminal 120 can use the cloud accounting service 140, as shown in FIG. Here, the user terminal 120 logs in to the cloud accounting service 140 using a user ID and password different from those of the user terminal 110. That is, the information processing apparatus 100 can acquire various information input from the user terminal 110 and the user terminal 120 via the cloud accounting service 140.

The cloud accounting service 140 used by the user terminal 120 has an expense management function (system). Conventionally, the user (debtor) of the user terminal 120 inputs the invoice received from the creditor into the expense management system. The third embodiment automates inputting an invoice into an expense management system.

The process in the third embodiment is partially common to the process in the second embodiment, and the process up to A903 shown in FIG. 9 proceeds in the same manner as in the second embodiment. Then, when the payment-related document data is generated by the cloud accounting service 140 by the user terminal 110, the information processing apparatus 100 reflects the payment-related document data in the cloud accounting service 140 used by the user terminal 120.

Here, when the payment-related document data is invoice data, the acquisition unit 802 acquires the account information of the transfer destination (that is, the creditor) described in the invoice. Then, the account information acquired from the invoice data by the acquisition unit 802 is obtained by referring to the payee master (payee's name and transfer account) registered in advance in the expense management system used by the user terminal 120. If it is registered in the payee master, enter the invoice into the expense management system and proceed with the expense application.

<Embodiment 4>
The fourth embodiment will be described. In the fourth embodiment, the information processing apparatus 100 acquires the payment-related document data of the user from the first cloud accounting service used by the creditor via API (Application Planning Interface), and analyzes the acquired payment-related document data. Then, based on the results of the analysis, the creditor and the debtor are associated and payment data is generated. Then, in the fourth embodiment, the information processing apparatus 100 provides the generated payment data to the second cloud accounting service used by the obligor via the API.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of the information processing system 30. The information processing system 30 includes an information processing device 100, a user terminal 110, and a user terminal 120. The information processing apparatus 100, the user terminal 110, and the user terminal 120 are communicably connected to each other via a network (not shown). The creditor operates the user terminal 110, logs in to the cloud accounting service 150, and generates payment-related document data. The debtor operates the user terminal 120, logs in to the cloud accounting service 160, and processes payments and the like.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 of the fourth embodiment. The information processing apparatus 100 of the fourth embodiment includes an acquisition unit 1101, an analysis unit 1102, a generation unit 1103, and a provision unit 1104 as a functional configuration.

(Acquisition unit 1101)
The acquisition unit 1101 acquires payment-related document data generated by the creditor from the cloud accounting service 150 via the API. The payment-related data may be acquired as text data via the API, as in the second embodiment.

(Analysis unit 1102)
The analysis unit 1102 analyzes the payment-related document data acquired by the acquisition unit 1101.

(Generation unit 1103)
The generation unit 1103 associates the creditor with the debtor and generates payment data based on the result of the analysis by the analysis unit 1102. The payment data is generated according to the payment data format normally used by the debtor.

(Providing unit 1104)
The providing unit 1104 provides the payment data generated by the generating unit 1103 to the cloud accounting service 160 via the API.

Also in the fourth embodiment, the action of the creditor can be a trigger to associate the creditor and the debtor and generate payment data. Therefore, it is possible to provide a technique for reducing the burden of generating payment data and preventing mistakes. In addition, the creditor and the debtor need only exchange in accordance with the conventional business customs, and do not need to make a new arrangement when introducing the system or the like.

It may be provided in each of the following embodiments.
In the information processing device, the acquisition unit acquires the payment-related document data from an e-mail, and the e-mail is an e-mail sent from the creditor to the debtor.
The information processing device has a transmission unit, and the transmission unit transmits the payment data to the debtor.
The information processing apparatus has a second generation unit, the second generation unit generates the payment-related document data based on an operation by a creditor, and the acquisition unit generates the second generation unit. An information processing device that acquires the payment-related document data generated by.
The information processing apparatus has a notification unit, and the first generation unit associates the obligee with the obligor based on the payment-related document data acquired by the acquisition unit, and the payment data. The notification unit notifies the obligor that the payment data has been generated by the first generation unit.
An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus, which includes a first step, a second step, and a third step. In the first step, payment-related document data is acquired and described. In the second step, the payment-related document data is analyzed, and in the third step, the obligee and the obligor are associated with each other based on the result of the analysis in the second step, and the payment data is generated. Information processing method.
A program for making a computer function as each part of the information processing apparatus.
Of course, this is not the case.

For example, it may be provided as a computer-readable non-temporary storage medium for storing the above-mentioned program.
Further, the above-described embodiments and modifications may be arbitrarily combined and carried out.

Finally, various embodiments of the present invention have been described, but these are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The novel embodiment can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. The embodiments and variations thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

10: Information processing system 20: Information processing system 30: Information processing system 100: Information processing device 110: User terminal 120: User terminal 130: Network 140: Cloud accounting service 150: Cloud accounting service 160: Cloud accounting service 201: Control unit 202: Storage unit 203: Communication unit 301: Control unit 302: Storage unit 303: Input unit 304: Display unit 305: Communication unit 401: Acquisition unit 402: Analysis unit 403: Generation unit 404: Transmission unit 801: Document data generation unit 802: Acquisition unit 803: Analysis unit 804: Payment data generation unit 805: Notification unit 1101: Acquisition unit 1102: Analysis unit 1103: Generation unit 1104: Providing unit

Claims (7)

It is an information processing device
It has an acquisition unit, an analysis unit, and a first generation unit.
The acquisition unit acquires payment-related document data and
The analysis unit analyzes the payment-related document data and
The first generation unit associates a creditor with a debtor and generates payment data based on the result of analysis by the analysis unit.
Information processing equipment. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The acquisition unit acquires the payment-related document data from the e-mail and obtains the payment-related document data.
The e-mail is an e-mail sent from the creditor to the debtor.
Information processing equipment. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.
Has a transmitter and
The transmitter transmits the payment data to the debtor.
Information processing equipment. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
It has a second generator
The second generation unit generates the payment-related document data based on the operation by the creditor, and generates the payment-related document data.
The acquisition unit acquires the payment-related document data generated by the second generation unit.
Information processing equipment. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 4,
Has a notification unit
The first generation unit associates the creditor with the debtor based on the payment-related document data acquired by the acquisition unit, and generates the payment data.
The notification unit notifies the debtor that the payment data has been generated by the first generation unit.
Information processing equipment. It is an information processing method executed by an information processing device.
Including the first step, the second step, and the third step,
In the first step, payment-related document data is acquired.
In the second step, the payment-related document data is analyzed.
In the third step, the creditor and the debtor are associated with each other and payment data is generated based on the result of the analysis in the second step.
Information processing method. A program for making a computer function as each part of the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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